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At Trump Rally, Few Local Police Officers in Critical Area Before Shooting
A central question following an assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump a week ago is why the Secret Service excluded from its security zone a nearby warehouse that the gunman used for his attack. But another potential flaw in the Secret Service’s plans for the campaign rally at the farm show grounds in…